CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER (NIGHT SHIFT) - Chugach Government Solutions

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

The Construction Manager assists the Program Manager in the daily operations of the construction department, provides managerial oversight of the project to plan, direct, coordinate and/or budget activities. The incumbent will also act as the primary liaison with customer Project Managers (PM), participating in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, and implementation.

This position will manage all facets of the construction process to maintain cost compliance, proper allocation of resources, production methods and project oversight to meet project objectives.  The Construction Manager will review project documentation to ensure compliance with local, state and federal codes/regulations.  This position will institute management techniques to monitor/control construction activities to reduce risk, complete the project/s on time and meet budget constraints from project start-up through close out. 

Work Model: Onsite/Office-based

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Acts as primary contact to the Government Project Manager assigned to the construction project.
• Develop budgets aligned with cost model/corporate expectations with the ability to perform financial analysis, forecasting and reporting.
• Creates Independent Cost Estimates for unique trades to satisfy procurement requirements.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates, directs and controls all construction activities for assigned projects in a manner such that there is minimal interruption to the customer’s operation/employees to meet or exceed industry quality workmanship standards.
• Ability to implement principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Reviews plans, specifications, drawings and cost estimates to identify and correct any errors, omissions, code violations or potential project inadequacies for review/correction.
• Ensures company compliance with terms of the contract. Promptly resolves customer concerns and compliance issues and notifies Manager of concerns.
• Provide support to and works with all contract Environmental, Safety, Health and Quality team members. Proactively pursues quality control opportunities for high profile and large projects.
• Continually reviews project status with customer, subcontractors, and suppliers to resolve any problems regarding safety, design, quality, scheduling, profitability, or other related issues.
• Conducts project site visits and develops detailed project notes reflecting necessary project performance requirements.
• Diligently prioritizes projects based on customer needs and changing conditions.
• Develops scope of work and scheduling documents for construction projects in accordance with customer requirements, pre-bid walkouts, and specifications.
• Actively works with subcontractors to ensure adherence to project schedule by reviewing resources, material/equipment lead times and other applicable project constraints.
• Tracks delivery order projects using available scheduling software as well as creates and maintains baseline schedules and performs critical path analyses to identify stop gaps and project challenges.
• Calculates project completion percentages and reports incrementally as defined and at final completion.
• Negotiates subcontract pricing with potential subcontractor during the bidding phase and on all change orders.
• Fully responsible for turnkey construction project and activity compliance including but not limited to security, quality, safety, environmental, workmanship, schedules, costs, customer correspondence, materials procurement, access, staging, temporary utilities, submittals, RFIs, and change orders. Perform routine field inspections to ensure compliance.  Facilitates project punch out activities throughout the duration of the project.
• Regularly attends weekly project status meetings with Chugach and subcontractor personnel. Prepared to report on project projections, project constraints and data requirements for project tracking purposes.
• Generates receiving reports and collects project closeout documents such as red line drawings, signed completed punch lists, release of claims, asset information, and warranties.
• Completes subcontractor performance evaluations.
• Performs other duties as assigned in support of the construction department.

Mandatory:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ten (10) years of direct experience managing construction projects/activities to include oversight of construction resources construction personnel, monitoring/controlling cost and providing professional customer support.
• Strong work knowledge and experience scheduling activities for projects using MS Project Software.
• Strong working knowledge of creating/implementing managerial techniques to trend and report project status/progress.
• Good understanding of Government construction contracting.
• Sound working knowledge of Federal, State and local construction safety and environmental regulations.
• Experience estimating and managing construction contracts ranging in size.
• Ability to read and interpret construction specifications and blueprints.
• Ability to determine through inspection that specifications, safety regulations and quality standards are met.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to travel out of state/ country to a maximum of 25%.
• Valid passport.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required intelligence commnty level clearance.
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Reasonable Accommodation:

It is CGS, LLC business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.